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Residents urge supervisors to keep data‑center moratorium in place
Summary
Multiple residents told the board they oppose lifting the county moratorium on data centers, citing concerns about energy and water use, noise, low local job creation and privacy risks associated with AI and data companies. The board did not vote on policy changes during the work session.
During the public‑comment period, Jean Eulanger (speaker 15) addressed the board and urged continuation of the county’s moratorium on data‑center development. Eulanger said the facilities consume large amounts of energy and water, risk raising utility prices for residents and may not deliver promised local jobs.
“I am adamantly against rescinding that moratorium,” Eulanger told the board, adding that data centers can have significant local environmental and quality‑of‑life impacts. She said, citing her research and family experience in Texas, that data centers can generate continuous noise and that AI‑driven operations pose privacy risks.
Supervisors responded by inviting written materials to be shared with the board and by noting the work‑session focus on drafting an ordinance. The chair encouraged commenters to e‑mail supporting documents so they can be incorporated into the record and the SEIRPC review.
Why it matters: public comment frames community concerns that the ordinance drafters and board will need to address — particularly energy, water use and local economic claims — as the county considers regulatory options.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1192, topfinish SEG 1288
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